My new companion, Elder Robinson, is really cool. It's definitely very different to be back with someone older than me. I got used to just deciding stuff... Not that I was a big fan of it... but now I find myself getting all caught up in what I should do and what I should leave for him to do. It's really silly, and I imagine it would be best to just be decisive... I'm sure he's ok either way. He's a really chill guy. I'm blabbering to you just like I do in my mind.
Umm.... yeppers. So as I walk along I typically say "Hallo" or "Moin" or whatever to the people I pass. And everywhere else I've been, people have always responded, even if it's with a, "man I wish you hadn't noticed me" look. I got here, and I thought to myself, "I'm back in the Hamburg area. I'm gonna be getting some Moin Moins. woo hoo!" So I started out saying Moin to everybody. And nobody said anything back. It got to be pretty fun. I was just ruthlessly moining these people, and they just speed up and look forward. On Saturday, on the way to see the Prophet, I caught a post delivery lady off guard, she looked up at me and let out an almost inaudible "moin." But it was there! I felt so victorious. bwahaha. Since then I've got a couple back, but overall these people must not be into the whole greeting thing.
And President Monson was fantastic. He's so adorable. He pretty much said he just felt like visiting Germany again. The German people really love him, and he really loves them. President Texiera said a similar sentence to the one I just did in his Introduction, and President Monson pumped his fist high in the air as he said, "and I know President Monson loves the German People." It was pretty cute. He talked to us about Choices, how they shape our destinies, and that we can make four specific choices: to listen, to learn, to labor, and to love. And that our resolutions can become realities as we let Christ in and act. It was really good. It was so cool to see him there. As I've said to many of the members, "I live in the same city as him, but I had to come to Germany to see him!"
It was also great to see so many people I know. Missionaries from all over this half of the mission, as well as a few I knew from the MTC who are serving in the Dortmund Zone of the Frankfurt mission. In addition to that, there were people from every Gemeinde I've ever served in there, since I've never made it out of the West. It was wonderful to see many of them. It would've been wonderful to spend more time with everyone, but the quick hellos were still fantastic. It also would've been wonderful to go shake the prophet's hand, but that obviously wasn't going to happen. Many people did though, As he was leaving he went over to some of the people, and a huge mass made their way over to him. I couldn't see what was going on, but I imagine there were many who were able to shake his hand.
Umm... I sang in the Stake Choir Yesterday. That was quite the party. We sang this one song called "Gesang der erlösten" (Singing of the Redeemed), which was a whole ton of fun. Elder Koppe said it was weird though. He's back from the dead - but not for long. Anyhoodles, Stake Conference was also really good. Their focus was on obedience, and they had a lot of really cool talks. It's kind of funny, because the last couple of weekends have been super hardcore spiritual experiences, but It feels like I haven't had the sacrament in an eternity. I'm pretty excited for that next week.
In other news, we visited these people who are definitely hobbits. We get to eat with them once a week. Hobbits make good food.
Well, I can't think of anything else exciting.... So have a beautiful week!
Umm.... yeppers. So as I walk along I typically say "Hallo" or "Moin" or whatever to the people I pass. And everywhere else I've been, people have always responded, even if it's with a, "man I wish you hadn't noticed me" look. I got here, and I thought to myself, "I'm back in the Hamburg area. I'm gonna be getting some Moin Moins. woo hoo!" So I started out saying Moin to everybody. And nobody said anything back. It got to be pretty fun. I was just ruthlessly moining these people, and they just speed up and look forward. On Saturday, on the way to see the Prophet, I caught a post delivery lady off guard, she looked up at me and let out an almost inaudible "moin." But it was there! I felt so victorious. bwahaha. Since then I've got a couple back, but overall these people must not be into the whole greeting thing.
And President Monson was fantastic. He's so adorable. He pretty much said he just felt like visiting Germany again. The German people really love him, and he really loves them. President Texiera said a similar sentence to the one I just did in his Introduction, and President Monson pumped his fist high in the air as he said, "and I know President Monson loves the German People." It was pretty cute. He talked to us about Choices, how they shape our destinies, and that we can make four specific choices: to listen, to learn, to labor, and to love. And that our resolutions can become realities as we let Christ in and act. It was really good. It was so cool to see him there. As I've said to many of the members, "I live in the same city as him, but I had to come to Germany to see him!"
It was also great to see so many people I know. Missionaries from all over this half of the mission, as well as a few I knew from the MTC who are serving in the Dortmund Zone of the Frankfurt mission. In addition to that, there were people from every Gemeinde I've ever served in there, since I've never made it out of the West. It was wonderful to see many of them. It would've been wonderful to spend more time with everyone, but the quick hellos were still fantastic. It also would've been wonderful to go shake the prophet's hand, but that obviously wasn't going to happen. Many people did though, As he was leaving he went over to some of the people, and a huge mass made their way over to him. I couldn't see what was going on, but I imagine there were many who were able to shake his hand.
Umm... I sang in the Stake Choir Yesterday. That was quite the party. We sang this one song called "Gesang der erlösten" (Singing of the Redeemed), which was a whole ton of fun. Elder Koppe said it was weird though. He's back from the dead - but not for long. Anyhoodles, Stake Conference was also really good. Their focus was on obedience, and they had a lot of really cool talks. It's kind of funny, because the last couple of weekends have been super hardcore spiritual experiences, but It feels like I haven't had the sacrament in an eternity. I'm pretty excited for that next week.
In other news, we visited these people who are definitely hobbits. We get to eat with them once a week. Hobbits make good food.
Well, I can't think of anything else exciting.... So have a beautiful week!
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